Players can indulge in various Natlan time trial challenges, which are among the many exciting events and puzzles introduced in the Genshin Impact 5.0 and 5.2 updates. Completing these time trial challenges will be important for those aiming to achieve a 100% exploration of the region, as they contribute towards a major percentage of it.
Completing these challenges may also reward you with certain new achievements and Primogems. Currently, there are 33 Natlan Time Trial Challenges, 26 of which can be seen on the interactive map. This includes the hidden challenges. This article will cover all the locations of the current Natlan time trial challenges in different regions in Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact: All Natlan time trial challenges
Time Trial Challenge #1: Tepeacac Rise
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To reach this Natlan time trial challenge, you need to teleport to the northeast waypoint of the Tepeacac Rise region and head west. You will need to collect 28 Pyro particles within 45 seconds to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #2: Tepeacac Rise
Teleport to the waypoint, which is located south of the Tepeacac Rise region and head northwest. The challenge is located near a small pond, and you must collect 12 pyro particles within 40 seconds to complete it.
Time Trial Challenge #3: Tequemecan Valley
Teleport to the Ancient Watchtower domain and start heading west along the road. You will find the challenge in front of a small enemy encampment by the river. To successfully complete the challenge, you have to destroy 15 Anemo Simes within 60 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #4: Near Sulfurous Veins
To reach this Natlan time trial challenge, you can either head west from the previous challenge's location, or you can teleport to the Basin of Unnumbered Flames Statue of the Seven and head northeast along the road. You must collect 12 Pyro particles within 40 seconds to complete the challenge and claim a treasure chest as a reward.
Time Trial Challenge #5: Stadium of the Sacred Flame
Teleport to the eastern waypoint from the Stadium of the Sacred Flames and head northeast, you will find the challenge on top of a small cliff. To complete the challenge, you must open the reward chest within 25 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #6: Stadium of the Sacred Flame
For this challenge, teleport to the previously mentioned eastern waypoint and continue heading east. You will find this challenge on a small stone after gliding down a cliff. Once you interact with the green "transform into the Yumkasaurus Saurian" icon, the challenge will begin automatically. The objective of this Natlan Time Trial Challenge is to reach the target destination within 30 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #7: Stadium of the Sacred Flame
Teleport to the waypoint that is northeast of the Stadium of the Sacred Flame and head northwest to find the challenge by the water next to a Geo Saurian. To complete the challenge, you need to open the reward chest in 25 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #8: Scions of the Canopy
To reach the challenge, teleport to the northwest waypoint from Ameyalco Waters near the Sanctum of Rainbow Spirits domain. Head northeast and you will find the challenge on top of a small cliff. You can complete the challenge by opening the reward chest in 20 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #9: Ameyalco Waters
This Natlan Time Trial Challenge is located close to the Sanctum of Rainbow Spirits domain. Teleport to the domain and head southeast to find the challenge. You need to collect 9 Pyro particles within 40 seconds to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #10: Ameyalco Waters
Use the northeast waypoint from Ameyalco Waters and head west to find this challenge by the water. To complete it, you need to destroy 15 Flowlight Targets within 90 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #11: Ameyalco Waters
This Natlan time trial challenge is located underground in the Ameyalco Waters region. To reach this challenge, teleport to the Statue of the Seven in Ameyalco Waters, and you will find a small ruin with a hole in it slightly southwest of the Statue. Head down into the hole, and one of the new World Quests in version 5.0, Tracer No Tracing, will begin. Follow the quest and keep going deeper underground until you reach the lowermost level of the Underground Lava River.
As soon as you reach the lowest level, head north, and you will find the challenge near a bunch of Pyro Slimes guarding a treasure chest in a lava river. To complete the challenge, you must collect 9 Pyro particles within 40 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #12: Teticpac Peak
Take the Teleport Waypoint north of Teticpak Peak and head down southwest to find the challenge on a wooden platform. You need to collect 8 Pyro particles within 30 seconds to complete this challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #13: Teticpac Peak
To easily reach this challenge, head down southeast from the previous Natlan Time Trial challenge's location, or teleport to the waypoint east of Teticpac Peak and start heading southwest to find the challenge on a small peak. You need to collect 9 Pyro particles within 90 seconds to complete this challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #14: Teticpac Peak
This time trial challenge is located right next to the teleport waypoint, which is southeast of the Teticpac Peak region. You must defeat 10 enemies within 120 seconds to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #15: Ancestral Temple
This challenge is located near the Teleport waypoint southwest of the Ancestral Temple region. To complete this Natlan Time Trial Challenge, you need to destroy 3 Flowlight Targets within 40 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #16: Ancestral Temple
Teleport to the southeast waypoint of the Ancestral Temple region, and you will find this Natlan time trial challenge located on a small wooden platform by the cliff. Collect 88 Pyro particles within 30 seconds to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #17: Ancestral Temple
If you teleport to the previously mentioned waypoint and head north from there, you will find this Natlan Time Trial Challenge floating in the air on a special platform. You need to transform yourself into a Yumkasaurus Saurian and grapple towards it to reach and start the challenge. To complete it, you must destroy four Flowlight Targets within 40 seconds.
Time Trial Challenge #18: Ancestral Temple
Teleport to the waypoint northwest of the Ancestral Temple and head northwest. You can easily reach this Natlan Time Trial Challenge by transforming yourself into the Yumkasaurus Saurian, which is available next to the Teleport Waypoint itself. To complete this Natlan time trial challenge, you need to open the reward treasure chest within 40 seconds.
Genshin Impact: Special Time Trial Challenges that reveal a hidden challenge and island
There is a hidden island called Firethief's Secret Isle, located slightly southeast of the Ancestral Temple. You have to complete four Natlan time trial challenges for the island to appear on the map. The first three challenges are available to complete right away, but the fourth one will only unlock once you complete the other three.
Also read: How to unlock Firethief's Secret Isle in Genshin Impact
Time Trial Challenge #19: Firethief's Secret Isle
This Natlan Time Trial Challenge is on a small island called Firethief's Secret Isle, which is located north of the Coatepec Mountain region and is right next to the Teleport Waypoint of the island. You need to disable three beacons firing lasers at you to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #20: Firethief's Secret Isle
The second time trial challenge of this island is located slightly northeast of the Teleport Waypoint on the previously mentioned island. Similar to its predecessor, the objective of the challenge is to disable the three beacons that are firing lasers at you.
Time Trial Challenge #21: Firethief's Secret Isle
The third time trial challenge is located on the same island as mentioned before. Use the Teleport Waypoint of the island and head east to find the challenge. You need to disable the beacon shooting lasers at you to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #22: Firethief's Secret Isle
Upon completing all three challenges, the final fourth challenge will become available in the middle of the island, where the four glowing marks on the big rock are located. The objective of this challenge is to defeat three different variations of the Wayob Manifestation enemy. Completing this challenge will reward you with a Luxurious Chest and reveal the island on the Natlan map.
Time Trial Challenge #23: Masters of the Night-Wind
Teleport to the waypoint east of the Statue of The Seven near Masters of Night-Wind tribe and go west to find the Natlan time trial. Start the challenge before indwelling the nearby Iktomisaurus and collect all the Pyro particles. Completing the challenge will give you a Common Chest in Genshin Impact.
Time Trial Challenge #24, #25, and #26: Masters of Night-Wind
Use the teleport waypoint near the Scorchwind Trial Grounds and turn around before jumping from the cliff. You can find three Qucusaurus time trial challenges near the Gaseous Phlogiston. Interact with the notice boards to start the challenge. You must pass through the hoops during each trial and reach the destination within the time limit.
Time Trial Challenge #27: Masters of the Night-Wind
Use the Statue of The Seven west of the Masters of the Night-Wind and head west to find a time trial on a small rock near the shore. The challenge has two phases. You must pass through the hoops as a Qucusaur in the first one. Meanwhile, the second phase is a Spiritway challenge with a Koholasaur.
Time Trial Challenge #28: Ochkanatlan
Teleport to the northern waypoint in the Flower-Feather Clan and indwell a Qucusaus before flying towards the tabletop mountain in the west. Once there, burst the air balloons to start the Natlan time trial challenge and pass through all the hoops. This is one of the hidden challenges in Ochkanatlan and completing it will give an Exquisite Chest, worth five Primogems in Genshin Impact.
Time Trial Challenge #29: Ochkanatlan
Use the teleport waypoint west of the Statue of The Seven in Ochknatlan and use the nearby Qucusaur Spiritsconce to fly toward the tabletop mountain in the west to find the time trial. Interact with the nearby Spiritsonce before starting the challenge and collecting all the particles within the time limit. Completing this Natlan time trial will give you a Remarkable Chest.
Time Trial Challenge #30: Ochkanatlan
Teleport to the Statue of The Seven in Ochkanatlan and exit the building before jumping from the cliff. Turn left to find another Natlan time trial on a Phlogiston Wind Tunnel. Transform into a Qucusaur and use the wind tunnel to go higher before collecting all the Pyro particles within the time limit to complete the challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #31: Ochkanatlan
Use the teleport waypoint in the Cradle of Fleeting Dreams before heading southeast to find a broken bridge slightly ahead of the waterfall. Approach the bridge and go to the right side to find the time trial.
For this challenge, you must collect the chest within the time limit while also avoiding the Secret Source Sentinels. You will also find an Iktomisaur Spiritsonce on the bridge that you can use to block the Secret Source Sentinel's light on the Remarkable Chest.
Time Trial Challenge #32: Ochkanatlan
Teleport to the small tabletop mountain east of the mainland Ochknatlan and head left to find an orange device. Activate it to start the Spiritway challenge.
Time Trial Challenge #33: Ochkanatlan
The Natlan time trial #33 is located near the Altar of Primal Flame on a small floating island that you can unlock only during the To the Sky-Road quest in Genshin Impact. You can indwell a Tepetlisaur and collect all the particles within the time limit to complete the challenge.
This concludes the locations of all the Natlan time trials as of Genshin Impact 5.2.
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